אֱלֹהִים

hebrewOld TestamentNoun · masculine2,600 occurrences35 books2,247 verses
This word comes from the name of LORD.

Definition

plural of H433; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative
Traditional renderings: angels, × exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), × (very) great, judges, × mighty.

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders אֱלֹהִים:

Glossary entries

Lord Righteousness Eli, Eli, Lema Sabachthani? Eli Abba Most High

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

2,600 total
  1. 1 Chronicles 13:12הָ֣אֱלֹהִ֔ים · God; הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ · of God
    That day David feared God and asked, “How can I ever bring the ark of God to me?”
  2. 1 Chronicles 13:14הָאֱלֹהִ֜ים · of God
    Thus the ark of God remained with the family of Obed-edom in his house for three months, and the LORD blessed his household and everything he owned.
  3. 1 Chronicles 14:10בֵּאלֹהִים֙ · of God
    So David inquired of God, “Should I go up against the Philistines? Will You deliver them into my hand?” “Go,” replied the LORD, “for I will deliver them into your hand.”
  4. 1 Chronicles 14:11הָֽאֱלֹהִ֧ים · God
    So David and his men went up to Baal-perazim, where he defeated the Philistines and said, “Like a bursting flood, God has burst out against my enemies by my hand.” So they called that place Baal-perazim.
  5. 1 Chronicles 14:12אֱלֹֽהֵיהֶ֑ם · their gods
    There the Philistines abandoned their gods, and David ordered that they be burned in the fire.
  6. 1 Chronicles 14:14בֵּֽאלֹהִ֔ים · of God; הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔ים · who
    So David again inquired of God, who answered him, “Do not march up after them, but circle around them and attack them in front of the balsam trees.
  7. 1 Chronicles 14:15הָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ · God
    As soon as you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the balsam trees, move out to battle, because this will mean that God has gone out before you to strike the camp of the Philistines.”
  8. 1 Chronicles 14:16הָֽאֱלֹהִ֑ים · God
    So David did as God had commanded him, and they struck down the army of the Philistines all the way from Gibeon to Gezer.
  9. 1 Chronicles 15:1הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔ים · of God
    David constructed buildings for himself in the City of David, and he prepared a place for the ark of God and pitched a tent for it.
  10. 1 Chronicles 15:2הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔ים · of God
    Then David said, “No one but the Levites may carry the ark of God, because the LORD has chosen them to carry the ark of the LORD and to minister before Him forever.”
  11. 1 Chronicles 15:12אֱלֹהֵ֣י · the God
    And he said to them, “You are the heads of the Levitical families. You and your relatives must consecrate yourselves so that you may bring the ark of the LORD, the God of Israel, to the place I have prepared for it.
  12. 1 Chronicles 15:13אֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙ · our God
    It was because you Levites were not with us the first time that the LORD our God burst forth in anger against us. For we did not consult Him about the proper order.”
  13. 1 Chronicles 15:14אֱלֹהֵ֥י · the God
    So the priests and Levites consecrated themselves to bring up the ark of the LORD, the God of Israel.
  14. 1 Chronicles 15:15הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔ים · of God
    And the Levites carried the ark of God on their shoulders with the poles, as Moses had commanded in accordance with the word of the LORD.
  15. 1 Chronicles 15:24הָֽאֱלֹהִ֑ים · of God
    Shebaniah, Joshaphat, Nethanel, Amasai, Zechariah, Benaiah, and Eliezer—the priests—were to blow the trumpets before the ark of God. Obed-edom and Jehiah were also to be guardians of the ark.
  16. 1 Chronicles 15:26הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔ים · And because God
    And because God helped the Levites who were carrying the ark of the covenant of the LORD, they sacrificed seven bulls and seven rams.
  17. 1 Chronicles 16:1הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔ים · of God; הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ · God
    So they brought the ark of God and placed it inside the tent that David had pitched for it. And they presented burnt offerings and peace offerings before God.
  18. 1 Chronicles 16:4אֱלֹהֵ֥י · the God
    David appointed some of the Levites to minister before the ark of the LORD, to celebrate, to give thanks, and to praise the LORD, the God of Israel.
  19. 1 Chronicles 16:6הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ · of God
    …and the priests Benaiah and Jahaziel blew the trumpets regularly before the ark of the covenant of God.
  20. 1 Chronicles 16:14אֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ · our God
    He is the LORD our God; His judgments carry throughout the earth.
  21. 1 Chronicles 16:25אֱלֹהִֽים׃ · gods
    For great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; He is to be feared above all gods.
  22. 1 Chronicles 16:26אֱלֹהֵ֤י · the gods
    For all the gods of the nations are idols, but it is the LORD who made the heavens.
  23. 1 Chronicles 16:35אֱלֹהֵ֣י · O God
    Then cry out: ‘Save us, O God of our salvation; gather and deliver us from the nations, that we may give thanks to Your holy name, that we may glory in Your praise.’
  24. 1 Chronicles 16:36אֱלֹהֵ֣י · the God
    Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting.” Then all the people said, “Amen!” and “Praise the LORD!”
  25. 1 Chronicles 16:42הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים · of God
    Heman and Jeduthun had with them trumpets and cymbals for the music and instruments for the songs of God. And the sons of Jeduthun were stationed at the gate.
  26. 1 Chronicles 17:2הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים · God
    And Nathan replied to David, “Do all that is in your heart, for God is with you.”
  27. 1 Chronicles 17:3אֱלֹהִ֔ים · of God
    But that night the word of God came to Nathan, saying,
  28. 1 Chronicles 17:16אֱלֹהִים֙ · God
    Then King David went in, sat before the LORD, and said, “Who am I, O LORD God, and what is my house, that You have brought me this far?
  29. 1 Chronicles 17:17אֱלֹהִ֔ים · O God; אֱלֹהִֽים׃ · God
    And as if this was a small thing in Your eyes, O God, You have spoken about the future of the house of Your servant and have regarded me as a man of great distinction, O LORD God.
  30. 1 Chronicles 17:20אֱלֹהִ֖ים · God
    O LORD, there is none like You, and there is no God but You, according to everything we have heard with our own ears.
  31. 1 Chronicles 17:21הָאֱלֹהִ֜ים · God
    And who is like Your people Israel—the one nation on earth whom God went out to redeem as a people for Himself? You made a name for Yourself through great and awesome wonders by driving out nations from before Your people, whom You redeemed from Egypt.
  32. 1 Chronicles 17:22לֵאלֹהִֽים׃ · God
    For You have made Your people Israel Your very own forever, and You, O LORD, have become their God.
  33. 1 Chronicles 17:24אֱלֹהֵ֣י · the God; אֱלֹהִ֖ים · is God
    …so that Your name will be established and magnified forever when it is said, ‘The LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, is God over Israel.’ And may the house of Your servant David be established before You.
  34. 1 Chronicles 17:25אֱלֹהַ֗י · my God
    For You, my God, have revealed to Your servant that You will build a house for him. Therefore Your servant has found the courage to pray before You.
  35. 1 Chronicles 17:26הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים · God
    And now, O LORD, You are God! And You have promised this goodness to Your servant.
  36. 1 Chronicles 19:13אֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ · of our God
    Be strong and let us fight bravely for our people and for the cities of our God. May the LORD do what is good in His sight.”
  37. 1 Chronicles 21:7הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים · of God
    This command was also evil in the sight of God; so He struck Israel.
  38. 1 Chronicles 21:8הָ֣אֱלֹהִ֔ים · God
    Then David said to God, “I have sinned greatly because I have done this thing. Now I beg You to take away the iniquity of Your servant, for I have acted very foolishly.”
  39. 1 Chronicles 21:15הָאֱלֹהִ֨ים׀ · Then God
    Then God sent an angel to destroy Jerusalem, but as the angel was doing so, the LORD saw it and relented from the calamity, and He said to the angel who was destroying the people, “Enough! Withdraw your hand now!” At that time the angel of the LORD was standing by the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.
  40. 1 Chronicles 21:17הָאֱלֹהִ֡ים · God; אֱלֹהַ֗י · my God
    And David said to God, “Was it not I who gave the order to count the people? I am the one who has sinned and acted wickedly. But these sheep, what have they done? O LORD my God, please let Your hand fall upon me and my father’s house, but do not let this plague remain upon Your people.”
  41. 1 Chronicles 21:30אֱלֹהִ֑ים · of God
    …but David could not go before it to inquire of God, because he was afraid of the sword of the angel of the LORD.
  42. 1 Chronicles 22:1הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים · God
    Then David said, “Here shall be the house of the LORD God, as well as the altar of burnt offering for Israel.”
  43. 1 Chronicles 22:2הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ · of God
    So David gave orders to gather the foreigners in the land of Israel, from whom he appointed stonecutters to prepare finished stones for building the house of God.
  44. 1 Chronicles 22:6אֱלֹהֵ֥י · the God
    Then David called for his son Solomon and instructed him to build a house for the LORD, the God of Israel.